Ben Winspear
About Ben
Ben Winspear is a Melbourne based artist who works in both oil and watercolour. His work encapsulates a wide range of subject matter; anything that inspires him at the time. His painting often runs the full spectrum from purely representational through to abstraction - as he seeks to develop a synthesis of both in his own unique and personal visual language to describe the world around him. His two loves though are the portrait/figure and the Australian landscape, both of which he regularly paints from life, often painting from the back of his car en route to teach classes or a workshop. Passing on his knowledge to those whom attend his classes and workshops is his other passion as he seeks to ground them solidly in the traditions of observational drawing and painting with an informed use of quality materials. He has been painting professionally for over fifteen years and has held several successful solo and joint exhibitions and been involved in numerous arts projects in the education field.
See more at Ben’s website here, and on his Facebook and Instagram pages.
Awards & Accomplishments
Ben is a multi-award winning artist, including the Castlemaine James Farrell Self Portrait Prize, the A.M.E. Bale Travelling Scholarship and Art Prize, and he was also nominated as the 2016 Victorian Artist Society ARTIST OF THE YEAR. His other notable accomplishments include:
Finalist and Highly Commended Winner ANL Maritime Art prize, Melbourne 2018
Winner of the A.M.E. Bale Travelling Scholarship and Art Prize Major Award, Glen Eira City Council, Melbourne 2016
Winner of the Inaugural Mavis Little Artist of the Year Award, Victorian Artists’ Society, Melbourne 2016
Winner Nada Hunter Award for ‘Emily in Black Dress’ and Highly Commended for Self Portrait, Victorian Artists’ Society Portrait Exhibition, Melbourne 2015
Winner of the James Farrell Self Portrait Prize. Castlemaine Art Gallery. (Permanent Collection) 2003
Artist Statement
I paint anything that takes my fancy at the time but have a particular for portraiture and our unique Australian landscape. My work spans the spectrum from realism to abstraction - depending on how I feel the subject is best portrayed and how I respond to it.
Ben’s Artworks
If you would like to enquire about purchasing an artwork, please contact The Brandon Circle here.
KING VALLEY Oil
THE BLACK DRESS Watercolour
AT THE END OF AUTUMN Oil on linen 45 x 56cm
EVENING AT THE BEACH Oil on linen 91 x 122cm
SUPPLY AND DEMAND - UPLOADING AT PORT MELBOURNE Oil on linen 101 x 139cm
FULL BLOOM Oil on linen 177 x 208cm
RITUAL - MAN FEEDING SEAGULLS Oil on linen 76 x 101.5cm
NEW HORIZON Watercolour 38 x 56cm
MELBOURNE ECG AT DUSK Oil on linen 76 x 101.5cm
THE COLOUR BLUE Oil
LYGON STREET SUNLIGHT, CARLTON Oil
FLINDERS VIEW, VICTORIA Oil
AUTUMN GLORY Oil
WORK, REST AND PLAY - SILVER DAY AT WILLIAMSTOWN
SUNRISE AT PAIKA, NEW SOUTH WALES Oil
WALKING FOWARDS Oil
WAITING FOR THE SUMMER Oil
SUNLIT POOL Oil
COFFEE AT PARCO'S, LYGON STREET Oil
BLUE SUMMER SHADOWS Oil
SILVER MORING, MORNINGTON PIER Oil